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[SincoTC]

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[Karl]

Hi Trevor,

Something from Northern Europe? Mercedes engine?

[SincoTC]

Hi Karl,

On Sunday, 26 April 2020 03:26:08 UTC+1, Karl wrote:

Hi Trevor,

Something from Northern Europe?

Nope!

 

Mercedes engine?

It's a Maybach, other photos show it originally it had a side-mounted radiator but was later modified with this one on the front. 

[Karl]

Hi Trevor, is it from Germany?

[SincoTC]

Hi Karl

On Monday, 27 April 2020 01:05:18 UTC+1, Karl wrote:

Hi Trevor, is it from Germany?

It's not from Germany but from an island Nation.

If you search on airwar for the Maybach engine, the results will only show the original version with the radiator mounted on the side of the fuselage! 

[Karl]

Ahh thanks for the big island clue Trevor, you could have kept me aimlessly wandering around Europe forever.

Is it an ITOH Emo 24 Akita-go?

[SincoTC]

Hi Karl,

On Monday, 27 April 2020 23:01:05 UTC+1, Karl wrote:

Ahh thanks for the big island clue Trevor,

You're welcome, I was astounded to learn that there are 6,852 islands in the Japanese Archipelago! 

 

you could have kept me aimlessly  wandering around Europe forever.

As if I would do a thing like that, but I suppose I should have just said it was from Asia to spin it out a little, (but I was a just a bit spun out by that vast number of islands, I thought there were ten at the most)!😳

 

Is it an ITOH Emo 24 Akita-go?

It is indeed, well done!

 

[Karl]

Hi Trevor,

I very well could have overlooked it in my initial search of Maybach airwar.ru google images. I try to mentally match up 2 or 3 features while browsing thru images. Such as tail shape, cabana strut configuration, and basic engine type, in an effort not to discount a potential aircraft prospect worth taking a closer look. But it still happens to me all the time! 🤣

Thanks for a very good challenge.

-Karl

[Karl]

I forgot to say that, subliminally, I was also looking for the distended radiator. 😐

[SincoTC]

Hi Karl,

On Tuesday, 28 April 2020 00:28:06 UTC+1, Karl wrote:

Hi Trevor,

I very well could have overlooked it in my initial search of Maybach airwar.ru google images. I try to mentally match up 2 or 3 features while browsing thru images. Such as tail shape, cabana strut configuration, and basic engine type, in an effort not to discount a potential aircraft prospect worth taking a closer look. But it still happens to me all the time! 🤣 

Maybe you didn't miss the image in your browse through the images, but maybe missed a vital part in your search parameters!  

Above you say images returned with "Maybach airwar.ru" and I see that the Itoh isn't there even if you scroll through right to the end of the second page and see many totally unrelated images!  Now modify those parameters like so "Maybach inurl:airwar.ru" and you'll find the Itoh halfway down the first page and none of those out of place images!! 😎

Thanks for a very good challenge.

Glad you liked it 👍